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Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years. Pennsylvania is currently represented by 10 Republican and seven Democratic U.S. representatives. Three of Pennsylvania’s 17 congressional districts are listed as toss-ups by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Ahead of Election Day on Nov.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
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Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
All 17 of Pa.’s congressional districts will be on the November ballot, but just three are considered toss-up races. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.
Pa. election 2026: Complete guide to this year’s congressional races
HARRISBURG -- As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years. Pennsylvania is currently represented by 10 Republican and seven Democratic U.S. representatives. Three of Pennsylvania's 17 congressional districts are listed as toss-ups by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Ahead of Election Day on Nov.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
All 17 of Pa.’s congressional districts will be on the November ballot, but just three are considered toss-up races. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years.
A guide to Congressional races
HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years. Pennsylvania is currently represented by 10 Republican and seven Democratic U.S. representatives. Three of Pennsylvania’s 17 congressional districts are listed as toss-ups by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
Pa. election 2026: Your complete guide to this year’s congressional races
HARRISBURG — As voters look to the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections in November, a handful of races in Pennsylvania could help decide which party controls the U.S. House for the next two years. Pennsylvania is currently represented by 10 Republican and seven Democratic U.S. representatives. Three of Pennsylvania’s 17 congressional districts are listed as toss-ups by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. Ahead of Election Day on Nov.
1 killed, 2 state troopers in stable condition after midair crash at Carlisle Airport [update]
HERSHEY — Gov. Josh Shapiro said one individual was killed and two state troopers were injured in a midair crash of a helicopter and small plane at Carlisle Airport on Wednesday evening. Two troopers in the helicopter are in stable condition at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and are expected to make a full recovery, officials said. Officials did not release the name of the pilot of the small plane who was killed, pending notification of family and the ongoing investigation.
One killed, two state troopers in stable condition after midair crash at Carlisle Airport [update]
HERSHEY — Gov. Josh Shapiro said one individual was killed and two state troopers were injured in a midair crash of a helicopter and small plane at Carlisle Airport on Wednesday evening. Two troopers in the helicopter are in stable condition at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and are expected to make a full recovery, officials said. Officials did not release the name of the pilot of the small plane who was killed, pending notification of family and the ongoing investigation.
State police helicopter involved in crash at Carlisle Airport, Shapiro says
CARLISLE — Governor Josh Shapiro said a state police helicopter was involved in crash at the Carlisle Airport Wednesday evening. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board said they are investigating the midair crash, which involved a Bell 407 helicopter and a Cessna 150 aircraft. The number of injuries and the status of individuals aboard the aircraft is unconfirmed. Two people were on board the Bell 407 helicopter, according to the FAA.
Following public outcry on data centers, Shapiro signs wide-ranging regulations for development
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a wide-ranging executive order Tuesday that eliminates fast-track permitting for data centers, requires projects to receive local approval and mandates that developers adhere to a series of environmental and transparency standards in order to benefit from a state tax break. The executive action, which marks a policy shift for the governor, comes more than six months after Shapiro first previewed his data center standards.
For many Lancaster County state lawmakers, being a legislator is their primary job — but not their only one
HARRISBURG — Lawmakers in the General Assembly like to remind voters that they’re regular people, too. And like plenty of regular people, some work side gigs on top of the jobs they sought and won at the polls. Pennsylvania’s legislators are allowed to work a second job, and more than half of state lawmakers do so when they aren’t in session, according to a 2024 analysis from The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Green Party governor candidate Tony Dastra blames Democrats for backing challenge to ballot eligibility
Lancaster resident and Green Party candidate for Pennsylvania governor Tony Dastra is accusing Democrats of backing a challenge to his eligibility to appear on the ballot this fall. In an objection petition filed in Commonwealth Court Monday, three Pennsylvania voters claim that nearly 1,400 of the 5,500 signatures on Dastra’s nominating papers, including hundreds from Lancaster County, do not comply with state election laws and should be invalidated.
Ethan Young, Author at Ohio Capital Journal
More data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania. So does the outcry. Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania. In January, as her curiosity about data centers grew, longtime Pennsylvania environmental activist Karen Feridun turned to Facebook to create a group she hoped would allow those who felt similar to ask questions, too. […]
More data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania. So does the outcry
In January, as her curiosity about data centers grew, longtime Pennsylvania environmental activist Karen Feridun turned to Facebook to create a group she hoped would allow those who felt similar to ask questions, too. Two months later, the group surpassed 500 members. And in the weeks that followed, the numbers continued to grow. During some weeks, more than 1,000 new people signed up. kAm%@52J[ E96 !6??DJ=G2?:2 s2E2 r6?E6C #6D:DE2?46 u2463@@< 8C@FA 92D >@C6 E92?
How more than 3,000 Pennsylvania state government employees are using AI at work
HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania announced plans in 2024 for a first-of-its-kind generative artificial intelligence pilot program with the tech giant OpenAI, Steve Catanese believed he was seeing a familiar pattern: the introduction of a new technology that could jeopardize the jobs of his union members.
More data center proposals keep coming to Pennsylvania. So does the outcry. Original
Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania. In January, as her curiosity about data centers grew, longtime Pennsylvania environmental activist Karen Feridun turned to Facebook to create a group she hoped would allow those who felt similar to ask questions, too. Two months later, the group surpassed 500 members. And in the weeks that followed, the numbers continued to grow.
Ethan Young, Author at Maryland Matters
Maryland Matters is a trusted nonprofit and nonpartisan news site. We are not the arm of a profit-seeking corporation. Nor do we have a paywall — we want to keep our work open to as many people as possible. So we rely on the generosity of individuals and foundations to fund our work. Maryland Matters is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
As industry faces rising costs, there’s hope new Pa. Farm Bureau leadership brings positive change
It’s been a difficult time for many Pennsylvania farmers. And it’s been a tumultuous stretch for leadership at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Last month, Chris Hoffman resigned as president of the state’s largest farm organization to take a position at the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA).
As industry faces rising costs, there’s hope new Pa. Farm Bureau leadership brings positive change
It’s been a difficult time for many Pennsylvania farmers. And it’s been a tumultuous stretch for leadership at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Last month, Chris Hoffman resigned as president of the state’s largest farm organization to take a position at the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA).
As industry faces rising costs, there’s hope new Pa. Farm Bureau leadership brings positive change Original
Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s been a difficult time for many Pennsylvania farmers. And it’s been a tumultuous stretch for leadership at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Last month, Chris Hoffman resigned as president of the state’s largest farm organization to take a position at the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA).
As industry faces rising costs, there’s hope new Pa. Farm Bureau leadership brings positive change
Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania. It’s been a difficult time for many Pennsylvania farmers. And it’s been a tumultuous stretch for leadership at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Last month, Chris Hoffman resigned as president of the state’s largest farm organization to take a position at the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA).
More than two dozen Pa. lawmakers reported stakes in businesses with overdue filings
Pennsylvania law requires business owners to submit annual reports with basic information about their companies. But in the first year after that requirement took effect in 2025, more than two dozen state lawmakers failed to make submissions for companies in which they reported holding a financial stake or earning income.
More than two dozen Pa. lawmakers reported stakes in businesses with overdue filings
*This story was updated to include two paragraphs that were inadvertently omitted from the story at 3:14 p.m. on August. 3, 2026.* Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania law requires business owners to submit annual reports with basic information about their companies.
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Twenty members of the House and five members of the Senate disclosed income or a financial interest in companies that had overdue filings, according to a review of lawmakers' most
More than two dozen Pa. lawmakers reported stakes in businesses with overdue filings Original
Ethan Young is a summer intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents Association, and a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania law requires business owners to submit annual reports with basic information about their companies. But in the first year after that requirement took effect in 2025, more than two dozen state lawmakers failed to make submissions for companies in which they reported holding a financial stake or earning income.
Pa. lawmakers can't agree on how to sentence second-degree murder cases. The state Supreme Court may extend their deadline
HARRISBURG — As state legislators failed to reach an agreement on a new sentencing structure for second-degree murder convictions on the eve of a deadline imposed by Pennsylvania's highest court, the Allegheny County district attorney has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to extend its deadline 120 days.
Pa lawmakers can’t agree on how to sentence second-degree murder cases. The state Supreme Court may extend their deadline
HARRISBURG — As state legislators failed to reach an agreement on a new sentencing structure for second-degree murder convictions on the eve of a deadline imposed by Pennsylvania’s highest court, the Allegheny County District Attorney has asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to extend its deadline for 120 more days.
For the first time, Pennsylvania will take inventory of its aging school buildings
For the first time, Pennsylvania will inventory the thousands of public school facilities throughoutthe state to better assess the extent of aging and unsafe buildings. Educators have long raised concerns that deteriorating school conditions threaten student safety and impede learning — but understanding the scope of the problem has been difficult.
Pa. state lawmakers found common ground on this data center policy — but still couldn’t reach a deal
HARRISBURG — Democratic and Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania’s divided state government rarely agree. But this month, there was one issue upon which nearly all of them found common ground: ending tax breaks for data centers. Despite the rare consensus as Harrisburg looks to add guardrails to the state’s data center boom, no legislation was passed to end the favorable tax treatment for the projects.
Shapiro visits Philly to debut $125 million investment in Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry
Gov. Josh Shapiro visited a University City life sciences incubator on Tuesday to celebrate a new $125 million fund aimed at boosting Pennsylvania’s life sciences industry. The funding — approved in the $50.8 billion state budget deal reached earlier this month — will go toward developing new talent pipelines, help offset the cost of clinical trials, and expand access to venture-capital funding.
State senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County. A career real estate agent and chair of the state's Republican Party, Greg Rothman said he was not involved in the June 2025 sale to a data center developer.
State senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County.
State senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
Sen. Greg Rothman says while he did make money on the 2025 sale, he had nothing to do with the actual data center deal. Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.
Pa. senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
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Here’s what’s in — and not in — Pennsylvania’s $50.8 billion state budget Original
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s new $50.8 billion state budget was sprawled across more than 600 pages of legislation and signed into law on Sunday. New data center regulations, new education funding, and more were approved in the wide-ranging spending package. But some of the most pressing issues facing the General Assembly were noticeably absent from the final deal, as Gov.
More than 80,000 Pa. retired teachers, police officers, and firefighters will get a pension bump — some for the first time in decades
HARRISBURG — For the first time in two decades, more money will soon be flowing into the pockets of Pennsylvania’s retired public school teachers, firefighters, police officers and other state employees. Negotiated as part of this year’s state budget, more than 80,000 retired public sector employees will receive monthly increases to their pension plans as part of a cost-of-living adjustment that advocates have sought for years.
State senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Ethan Young for Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County.
Pa. state senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County.
State senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County. A career real estate agent and chair of the state's Republican Party, Greg Rothman said he was not involved in the June 2025 sale to a data center developer.
State senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County. kAmp 42C66C C62= 6DE2E6 286?E 2?5 492:C @7 E96 DE2E6’D #6AF3=:42?
Probe shows senator made money on data center deal
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County. A career real estate agent and chair of the state’s Republican Party, Greg Rothman said he was not involved in the June 2025 sale to a data center developer.
Senator profited from $30M property sale for massive data center development
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County. A career real estate agent and chair of the state’s Republican Party, Greg Rothman said he was not involved in the June 2025 sale to a data center developer.
Rothman profited from $30M property sale for Middlesex data center development
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State senator profited from $30M property sale for a massive data center development
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state senator made money from the $30 million sale of property last year to a developer building a massive, controversial data center project in Cumberland County. kAmp 42C66C C62= 6DE2E6 286?E 2?5 492:C @7 E96 DE2E6VD #6AF3=:42?
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